Americans want better PCs for the dollar; HP and Dell outgrow Apple
Americans want better PCs for the dollar; HP and Dell outgrow Apple
Now that 2014 has come to a close, we can definitively say that the PC market has turned around in the US, growing 5% after years of decline.
Without much category competition, PC innovation grew stagnant over the decades. Then tablets came and easily beat PCs that catered to low cost, light computing needs. PC makers tried new things, but the technology wasnât ready. New, experimental devicesâŠ
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What you can do with $30 million of venture funding
What you can do with $30 million of venture funding
Have you heard of Color? Itâs the start-up that raised a staggering $41 million without a product. Unfortunately,  that capital didnât translate into a hit and Color soon folded.
Clinkle could be the next Color. Clinkle raised an amazing $30 million, also on the back of concepts and not actual product. Unfortunately, that capital didnât translate into a hit andâŠClinkle is now pivoting.
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Robots first conquer poker; soon the human race
Robots first conquer poker; soon the human race
Think youâre good at poker? Well then, Iâll wager you canât beat this robot 1-on-1. Developers and researchers from Alberta University have created Cepheus, a self-learning poker AI thatâs supposedly unbeatable.
It became good by stimulating literally billions of poker games, and then learning from each one. 10,000 hours of experience is a flash in the pan compared to the education Cepheus gaveâŠ
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Maybe we're too obsessed with teenagers
Maybe weâre too obsessed with teenagers
A teenager wrote about how teens use social media and itâs fascinating. Itâs based off his experiences and observations of peers, so perhaps the sample size is limited, but itâs well written and insightful in connecting human psyche to products. Itâs worth a read, and if youâd like the TL:DR here it isâŠ
Nobody really shares on Facebook, but itâs weird to not be on it
Everyone is on Instagram ââŠ
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Yet another cat fight between Google and Microsoft
Yet another cat fight between Google and Microsoft
Thereâs a cat fight happening between Google and Microsoft. Basically, Google has a policy to publicly disclose any bugs it finds within 90 days of informing the software provider. In this case, it was a bug in Windows that allowed a personâs system to be taken over. Itâs not easy to do, but possible nevertheless.
The 90 window passed with still no fix from Microsoft, so Google went ahead andâŠ
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I hate clones, but this Surface Pro rip-off is interesting
I hate clones, but this Surface Pro rip-off is interesting
I donât normally think much of clones, but the Remix Ultra from Jide is intriguing.
Letâs get it out of the way: itâs basically a rip-off of the Surface, right down to the aesthetics, adjustable kickstand, thin detachable keyboard cover, location of SD card and ports, etc. Even the software looks the same.
Fortunately, there are two key differences that can validate the Remix Ultraâs existence.âŠ
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Maybe a Kickstarter gadget will deliver for once
Maybe a Kickstarter gadget will deliver for once
I used to be an active Kickstarter, having backed Pebble, the Buccaneer, a couple games and a bunch of other things. However, I didnât back a single project in 2014 after realizing most will get horribly delayed and/or fall way short of what was promised. It makes more sense to simply wait for products to be ready and buy then.
The Dash by Bragiwas one project I nearly gave into last year. IâveâŠ
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The new 12-inch MacBook Air shows Apple is still ballsy
The new 12-inch MacBook Air shows Apple is still ballsy
Letâs talk about the new, 12-inch MacBook Air. Typically, I donât like to analyze speculation but 9to5mac seems confident about its information. Anyway, this isnât about the MacBook Air per se and more on how Apple is still willing to take big risks â which is fantastic â and about their view on computing.
Hereâs the quick rundown on those MacBook Air rumors:
12-inch display in an extremelyâŠ
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Jeff Bezos tried to be like Steve Jobs and failed
Jeff Bezos tried to be like Steve Jobs and failed
Fast Company has a fascinating article on Jeff Bezos and the Amazon Fire. Itâs a great piece and worth the long length. Check it out and then come back here.
For those who donât need the nuance, hereâs the storyâs bottom line: the Amazon Fire was Jeff Bezosâ baby. He micromanaged it like Steve Jobs, and made decisions unpopular with his team but which he pushed through anyway. One example isâŠ
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Laptops and tablets will finally, successfully converge in 2015
Laptops and tablets will finally, successfully converge in 2015
2015 will be an exciting year for fans of 2-in-1 devices â i.e., hybrid convertibles that double as both laptop and tablet. Driving it are Intelâs new line of chips, which broadly offer a significantly better performance-to-power ratio. This means you can get reasonably performing PCs that donât require fans, so designs can be thinner and lighter and have longer battery life.
AsâŠ
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Watch Netflix or Hulu via VPN? Then you must be a law-breaking pirate
Watch Netflix or Hulu via VPN? Then you must be a law-breaking pirate
When I moved out of the US, one of the things I missed was Netflix. I considered keeping my subscription and streaming via VPN, but decided I needed to cut down on TV anyway and so canceled the subscription. I do have friends in similar situations who opted to keep subscribing, signing up for VPN services so they can watch in countries where Netflix is not present.
Unfortunately, according to TorâŠ
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iPhones no longer #1 in customer satisfaction
iPhones no longer #1 in customer satisfaction
Tim Cook is fond of citing customer satisfaction scores as an indication of Appleâs truth north â that itâs about making delightful experiences for customers first; with market share and profits further down the list.
He wonât like the most recent customer satisfaction survey about mobile phones from the American Customer Satisfaction Index, based on 70,000 consumers. And thatâs because SamsungâŠ
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Japan's electronics scene isn't like the one in yours
Japanâs electronics scene isnât like the one in yours
I just returned from a holiday in Japan, a country with a fascinating culture for electronics. My biggest takeaway is how mainstream gadgets are in Japan; unlike most other countries, there seems to be electronics stores at every corner, with average, everyday kind of people shopping there.
The first impression you get from visiting one is the barrage of colors and signs that beset you. Check outâŠ
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Happy new year!
Dear Cornerplay readers, happy new year! Hereâs hoping your 2014 was great and that 2015 will be even better.
When I first started this blog in May last year, I just wanted an outlet from the daily grind of entrepreneurship â a chance to flex my fingers and create something that I can complete daily, as opposed to products that take months to build and launch.
I love writing this blog. There haveâŠ
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Have a wacky #newyear arrr!! Here's to a smashing #2015! (at The Peninsula Tokyo / ă¶ă»ăăăłă·ă„ă©æ±äșŹ)
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Interesting #dresscode for an interesting organization. Thankfully I wasn't wearing my gorilla #costume. đ (at Robot Restaurant ăăăăăăăŹăčăă©ăłă)
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Lizard Squad: so scary, yet so stupid
Lizard Squad: so scary, yet so stupid
Lizard Squad is pissing me off. First, because I couldnât play Destiny or go on the PlayStation Network for several days because the hacker group launched DDoS attacks that brought it down. Second, because it appears at least one or them did it for money, and small money at that.
According to The Guardian, Lizard Squad launched Lizard Stresser, a service that can be used to take down any websiteâŠ
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